Calvin Ford, trainer of regular WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis, believes that the WBC title holder Shakur Stevenson will ruin the fight with his ward if they agree on a fight.
“Will the fans pay for this fight? Why would I put “Tank” in a position where we won’t be able to do what we usually do? If Gervonta doesn't get a knockout, then what will they say about us? Everyone thinks that “Tank” has to knock out his opponent to win the fight.
I believe that Edwin De Los Santos won the first round against Stevenson, but he was given to Shakur. Would you like to take part in such a fight? Stevenson can at least try to put on a show or a fight. What's the point of fighting like that? That tells you something. Shakur has been fighting like this for a long time. Stevenson fought De Los Santos like that because Edwin has a punch, he knows how to fight, and Shakur didn’t have the opportunity to spar with him,” Ford said.
